Two vessels in San Francisco harbor, California. One flies the Norwegian flag on its stern. A crane at the harbor. A large vessel loading and unloading cargoes. The bow of the vessel displays the name: "Oriental Jade." Longshoremen at work. Forklift and pallets on the pier.
Marine Terminal in San Francisco, California. The PIER 16 building on Howard Street seen on right side. The Ferry Building clock tower seen beyond it in the distance. Scene changes to a young man and woman standing on a street corner. Long haired man (hippie) is hitchhiking. A blue car stops for him. He runs, talks to the driver, and gets in the car. He has trouble closing the door as the car pulls away. He waves back at his woman companion through the back window of the car. Other vehicles parked on the side of the road. A white Volkswagen beetle parked at the curb.
Aerial views of San Francisco from the cockpit of an aircraft. The sprawl of buildings in the city. The Golden Gate Bridge. (airplane windshield wiper is visible.)The Presidio. Mountain in far distance. Wide expanse of white surf at shore line. Large rectangular stretch of green (parkland?).
Slate suggests the film is related to illegal drugs in San Francisco, California. Views of two freighters docked at wharfs. One is from Japan. The other is a white ship, and an official on the pier seems to be waiting for someone on the ship. Scene shifts to a man in business suit getting into front passenger seat of a sedan. A young woman is seated in the back seat, flanked by two men in business suits. They arrive at a destination where the young woman, dressed in jeans, blouse, and a jacket, is escorted from the car into a law enforcement facility, that has some barred windows.
Squirrel monkeys in a cage in the United States. One has a medical tag around his stomach. The monkeys climb along the wire around the cage. A few squirrel monkeys sit on a rail inside the cage. They play and roam around the cage. Using a net, a man captures the tagged monkey and holds him in a gloved hand, which the monkey bites. Another gloved hand is seen which the monkey also bites.
Haight Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States. A flight of steps leading to the first floor of a building in view. A man goes through a door which reads 'David E Smith, 558, Associates' and 'Haight Ashbury Medical Clinic'. Symbol of white dove on a black cross is displayed on clinic door. Disheveled men and women walk sidewalk in the neighborhood. Numerous shops along the walk way. A sign reads 'Modern Radio Company' in one shop. Street sign at intersection of Haight and Ashbury streets.